Maintenance Planner

Glanbia Nutritionals, Inc.; Ireland; On-site; EUR 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food and nutrition company in Kilkenny is seeking a Maintenance Planner to manage maintenance schedules and work orders to ensure safe and efficient operations. Key responsibilities include maintaining records, coordinating with maintenance staff, and ensuring compliance with safety standards. Ideal candidates will have a third-level qualification in Engineering and strong organizational skills, while knowledge of SAP and MS Office will be advantageous. This role offers a supportive work culture with career progression opportunities.

Benefits

Bike to work scheme

Work/life balance

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Third level qualification in Engineering or relevant discipline.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Experience with SAP and MS Office is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Create maintenance schedules and generate work orders.
• Manage maintenance planning meetings with Operations.
• Prioritize and schedule planned maintenance tasks.
• Liaise with the stores department for parts availability.
• Ensure compliance with safety and audit standards.

Skills

Excellent organisational skills

Strong analytical skills

Knowledge of SAP

MS Office proficiency

Education

Third level qualification in Engineering or Electrical/Mechanical craft qualification

Job description

Maintenance Planner

Ballyragget, Kilkenny

Tirlán is a world‑class food and nutrition co‑operative, with a diverse portfolio of quality ingredients, leading consumer and Agri brands.

We nurture a talented team across Ireland, the US, MEA and China, delivering annual revenues of over €3 billion, and over 2,300 people to manage our network of 11 processing plants and 52 Agri branches. Our purpose is to nourish the world, while safeguarding our environment for future generations.

Role Profile

Based in our Dairy Processing facility in Ballyragget, Co. Kilkenny, the Maintenance Planner will report to the Engineering Manager. They will be responsible for the planning team and play a key role as the interface between maintenance and production functions onsite. This includes responsibility for developing work plans that ensure safe, compliant, and efficient maintenance in line with GMP standards of the food and nutrition industry. The successful candidate will be part of the maintenance leadership team and providing backup support for the Maintenance Managers at times.

Responsibilities

• Create maintenance schedules and generate work orders based on production run times and plant availability
• Managing the daily/weekly maintenance planning meetings with Operations
• Organising, prioritising, scheduling and resourcing of planned maintenance tasksLiaise with the stores department and ensure parts are available for any upcoming work planned
• Control and manage the maintenance craft working roster
• Oversight of craft A/L and T&A systems
• Create SOPs based on site equipment and machinery
• Adjust schedules to account for unexpected emergency work. Ensure any emergency work required is captured and logged accordingly.
• Assist and support maintenance manager
• Serve as a liaison between maintenance and operations
• Maintain records and files essential to maintenance management (work orders, SLAs, Calibration orders, etc.)
• Coordinate with maintenance staff, contractors, and external vendors
• Prepare preventive maintenance plans that are aligned with the organisation’s maintenance goals
• Control and manage weekly reports and KPIs as outlined by the maintenance manager
• Ensure the site and maintenance function is audit ready at all times
• Ensure any job scoped is safe to carry out and the team is operating with a safety‑first mindset

Requirements

• Third level qualification in Engineering or Electrical/Mechanical craft qualification
• Excellent organisational skills
• Strong analytical skills
• Knowledge of SAP, MS Office an advantage

We offer

• Bike to work scheme
• Work/life balance and collaborative work culture
• Career progression opportunities

About us

Through our expertise in research and development, customer insights, food safety and state‑of‑the‑art manufacturing we bring innovative food and nutrition solutions to a global market. Our new and vibrant headquarters in Kilkenny City operates as a collaboration hub where multi‑functional teams come together in a hybrid work environment.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion

We believe in the value of difference. We know that different perspectives, life experience and backgrounds can drive innovation and deliver growth.

We welcome people from all walks of life without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, or disability status.

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